colonizable

col·o·nize

[kol-uh-nahyz] verb, col·o·nized, col·o·niz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
2.
to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region.
verb (used without object)
3.
to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize.
4.
to settle in a colony.
Also, especially British, col·o·nise.


Origin:
1615–25; colon(y) + -ize

col·o·niz·a·ble, adjective
col·o·niz·a·bil·i·ty, noun
col·o·ni·za·tion, noun
col·o·ni·za·tion·ist, noun
col·o·niz·er, noun
in·ter·col·o·ni·za·tion, noun
in·ter·col·o·nize, verb, in·ter·col·o·nized, in·ter·col·o·niz·ing.
re·col·o·ni·za·tion, noun
re·col·o·nize, verb (used with object), re·col·o·nized, re·col·o·niz·ing.
un·col·o·nize, verb (used with object), un·col·o·nized, un·col·o·niz·ing.
well-col·o·nized, adjective
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colonize or colonise (ˈkɒləˌnaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to send colonists to or establish a colony in (an area)
2.  to settle in (an area) as colonists
3.  (tr) to transform (a community) into a colony
4.  (of plants and animals) to become established in (a new environment)
 
colonise or colonise
 
vb
 
'colonizable or colonise
 
adj
 
'colonisable or colonise
 
adj
 
coloni'zation or colonise
 
n
 
coloni'sation or colonise
 
n
 
'colonizer or colonise
 
n
 
'coloniser or colonise
 
n

colonize or colonise (ˈkɒləˌnaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to send colonists to or establish a colony in (an area)
2.  to settle in (an area) as colonists
3.  (tr) to transform (a community) into a colony
4.  (of plants and animals) to become established in (a new environment)
 
colonise or colonise
 
vb
 
'colonizable or colonise
 
adj
 
'colonisable or colonise
 
adj
 
coloni'zation or colonise
 
n
 
coloni'sation or colonise
 
n
 
'colonizer or colonise
 
n
 
'coloniser or colonise
 
n

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colonize
1620s, from stem of L. colonus, or directly from Eng. colony. Related: Colonized, pp. adj. (1620s).
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